July 30, 2013
Rousseau’s Challenge to Libertarianism
In my teaching prep for my political philosophy course this fall, I’ve been rereading Rousseau and I’ve run across a passage that articulates a concern that moved me away from…
July 29, 2013
How Power Corrupts
We all know Lord Acton’s famous phrase: “Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” Most people think Acton touched upon something of real importance here. But there’s a…
July 27, 2013
Injustice for All
Assorted links on the American police state. How to become a criminal Another isolated incident Feds ask for user passwords US promises not to torture Snowden, even though it probably…
July 26, 2013
Weekend Links
Here are some totally random links I stumbled upon this week that I thought may be of interest. Have a great weekend! First, this essay by Alec Karakatsanis tells a…
July 25, 2013
The Liberty Movement has a Woman Problem
Check out this article, written in response to this article at Screwie Lewie’s website. Quoting from the latter: Resegregation by sex, which would be both cheap and easy, is probably…
July 22, 2013
The Solemnization of Marriage: Or, My Mom the Felon
The state has a long history of involving itself in the spiritual practices of its citizens. The English Reformation, the time period with which I am the most familiar, is…